Indiana University Women’s Soccer heads to Oregon and Washington in West Coast Road Trip The Indiana Hoosiers (5-3-1, 0-3 B1G) are ready for a B1G west coast tour against the newly added Big Ten teams in Oregon and Washington. Indiana will play tonight in Eugene, Ore., at 10pm followed by a trip to Seattle on Sunday to face Washington at 4pm with both matches streamed on B1G+. Indiana suffered a 2-0 loss to No. 25 USC behind two second-half goals. Freshman Forward Layla Sirdah led the team with four shots. After battling through the first 30 minutes of the match, Sirdah saw the first shot on goal for either team in the 37th minute but her try would be saved by the keeper. The Trojans had the upper hand for most of the second half, as they saw a couple of shots on frame before finding the net in the 63rd and 67th minutes. With a little over 20 minutes on the clock, Sirdah saw another shot in the 72nd minute before sophomore midfielder Kennedy Neighbors saw her first open look in the 88th minute.
IU has scored 24 goals on 22 assists this season, averaging 2.67 goals per game with 16.8 shots a game. 13 different Hoosiers have scored and/or recorded an assist this season. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg has five victories and four shutouts on the season. In her career, Gerstenberg has started in 59 matches, tallied 29 shutouts and made 167 saves. IU ranks third in goals (24), tied third in assists (22) and holds the fifth highest shots on goal percentage (.477). Sirdah is tied second in assists (5) and third in points (17) this season.
Oregon (5-5, 1-2 B1G) split two conference matches last week. The Ducks saw a 3-0 loss in their first match of the road trip before defeating Maryland 2-0 on Sunday. As a team, Oregon has scored 13 goals on 15 assists and averages 1.30 goals per game, 13.1 shots per game and holds a .435 shots on goal percentage. Oregon has saw seven goal scorers with senior midfielder Haley McWhirter, sophomore forward Cameron Bourne and redshirt-senior forward Taylor Bryan leading with three a piece. Between the pipes, redshirt junior goalkeeper Maddy Goldberg has started in all 10 matches and posts a 1.60 GAA with 43 saves and a .729 save percentage.
Washington (4-3-2, 1-2 B1G) is coming off a B1G east coast tour. The Huskies won their first match 3-0 behind a brace from sophomore forward Samiah Shell. UW dropped their second match on Sunday at Rutgers, 1-0, after the Scarlet Knights scored an early goal in the fourth minute. Shell leads the team with four goals on the season and holds .615 shots on goal percentage. In goal, junior goalkeeper Mia Hamant holds .55 goals against average with 23 saves and .885 save percentage.
Indiana University Softball announces 22 Game Big Ten Conference Schedule for 2025 Indiana University Softball will play 22 Big Ten Games against 8 Teams as the conference announced the 2025 Schedule on Tuesday. The Hoosiers will host Iowa March 15-16, Penn State March 21-23, Maryland April 4-6 and Big Ten Newcomer Oregon April 25-27 at Andy Mohr Field. The Hoosiers will travel to Ohio State March 28-30, Wisconsin April 11-13, Nebraska April 18-19 and wrap up the regular season in West Lafayette against Purdue May 2-4. The Big Ten Tournament will be held in West Lafayette May 7-10. The Full Schedule will be announced at a later date.
Edgewood Graduate and DePauw University Sophomore Kaiden Harrington Named NCAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week Edgewood Graduate and DePauw University Sophomore Kaiden Harrington has been chosen North Coast Athletic Conference Volleyball Athlete of the Week for her performances in three matches last week. Playing 12 sets against Rose-Hulman, Trine and Marian (Wis.), Harrington totaled 43 kills and hit .317. She also recorded one block solo and seven block assists while finishing with 47.5 points. In Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Rose-Hulman she finished with collegiate highs of 17 kills and 18.5 points. The Tigers posted a 2-1 record for the week to move to 9-4 on the season. DePauw hosts Wilmington tonight at 6:30pm.
Former Indiana University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Curt Miller let go by the Los Angeles Sparks Former Indiana University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Curt Miller was dismissed by the Los Angeles Sparks Wednesday after finishing this season with a league worst 8-32 record. Miller coached in the WNBA for 9 Seasons and had a 161-141 Record and 16-17 Playoff Record that included 6 Playoffs Appearances and 2 trips to the WNBA Finals with the Connecticut Sun in 2019; and 2022. Miller coached the Sun from 2016-22 and spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Sparks but did not make the playoffs either season. Miller coached two seasons at Indiana University from 2012-14 going 32-32 overall and 7-25 in the Big Ten and making the WNIT Quarterfinals in 2014. Miller resigned on July 25, 2014, citing health and family reasons. Miller spent 11 seasons at Bowling Green from 2001-12 with a 258-92 record going to 5 NCAA Tournaments and three WNIT Tournaments.
Purdue University Extends Women’s Basketball Head Coach Katie Gearlds though the 2028-29 Season Purdue University Women’s Basketball Coach Katie Geralds has been given a contract extension that will take her through the 2028-29 season. The school made the announcement on Tuesday. Purdue finished 15-19 a season ago and made the WNIT Great Eight. In the three seasons Geralds has a 51-45 record and 21-32 record in the Big Ten with a 2023 NCAA Tournament Appearance and 2 trips to the WNIT. Geralds coached at Marian University in Indianapolis from 2013-21 with. 227-49 record and won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2016 and 2017. Geralds played at Purdue from 2003-07 scoring 1,974 points in 133 games and Indiana Miss Basketball out of Beech Grove High School in 2003 and the MVP of the McDonalds All-American Game.
Fishers Native Jalen Haralson announces Commitment to Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Class of 2025 La Porte La Lumiere guard Jalen Haralson chose Notre Dame in a live announcement Wednesday night. The 6-foot-7 guard, a long-time recruiting target for Indiana, chose the Fighting Irish over the Hoosiers and Michigan State. Haralson is the No. 13 player nationally in the 247Sports Composite rankings for the senior class. He becomes the second player to commit to Notre Dame this week from the state of Indiana, joining Cathedral forward Brady Koehler, another class of 2025 player. Leading into his announcement, here’s what Haralson told On3’s Joe Tipton about Notre Dame. “Coach (Micah) Shrewsberry, I think, is one of the best basketball coaches in America,” he said. “We talk basketball all the time, the NBA Finals; we don’t even really talk college basketball. He’s a brilliant mind, and I feel like I have a brilliant mind at my age, so it’s good learning from a coach like that. We watch a lot of film, like ball screens, and he’s already helped me a lot with my game.”
Indiana had pursued Haralson since his freshman season at Fishers High School, where he played his first two seasons before transferring to La Lumiere in La Porte. Haralson is considered a strong candidate for the 2025 McDonald’s All-American team and has played in various USA Basketball events over his prep career. Haralson is the No. 13 player nationally in the 247Sports Composite rankings for the senior class. He also considered Auburn, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Missouri and Purdue. Indiana currently has one player committed in the class of 2025. Trent Sisley, a 6-foot-7 forward, pledged to the Hoosiers earlier this week. The Hoosiers are still involved with several other prospects in the senior class, including Braylon Mullins, Mikel Brown Jr., Eric Reibe, Bryson Tiller and Nate Ament.
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